Caroline Dingle
@drdingle.bsky.social
Evolutionary Ecologist at Capilano University, North Vancouver and The University of Hong Kong: Wildlife Trade, Urban Ecology, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Diversity in Science
A visit to the world’s tallest tropical tree with HKU’s “Understanding tropical ecosystems in a changing world” field course. #DanumValley #Borneo
June 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A visit to the world’s tallest tropical tree with HKU’s “Understanding tropical ecosystems in a changing world” field course. #DanumValley #Borneo
Signs of spring (phew)
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Signs of spring (phew)
Reposted by Caroline Dingle
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles — valued at $1,480 — stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan, authorities said this week.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Smuggled live beetles found stashed inside Japanese snacks at LAX, officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles — valued at $1,480 — stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan, authorities said this week.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Not a crime scene investigation - my ecology class out sampling vegetation in the rain. #pnw
February 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Not a crime scene investigation - my ecology class out sampling vegetation in the rain. #pnw
Beautiful sunrise over a frozen soccer pitch ALMOST makes up for being at an 8am game in -2C temps.
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Beautiful sunrise over a frozen soccer pitch ALMOST makes up for being at an 8am game in -2C temps.
Reposted by Caroline Dingle
Inviting contributions to a special issue on #lightpollution in the newly launched journal BMC Environmental Science. Call for papers - Light pollution and its impact on human health and wildlife www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
November 21, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Inviting contributions to a special issue on #lightpollution in the newly launched journal BMC Environmental Science. Call for papers - Light pollution and its impact on human health and wildlife www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
Exploring the Coastal Western Hemlock ecosystem with ecology students today - admiring this amazing example of the importance of nurse logs for forest regeneration.
January 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Exploring the Coastal Western Hemlock ecosystem with ecology students today - admiring this amazing example of the importance of nurse logs for forest regeneration.
Taking a little break from the rain and dark of winter and drying out in the Mojave desert. #niptoncalifornia
December 29, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Taking a little break from the rain and dark of winter and drying out in the Mojave desert. #niptoncalifornia
Spent the day visiting CapU’s new campus in Squamish. Stunning mountain views in all directions - pretty glorious place to teach and learn! #seatosky
December 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Spent the day visiting CapU’s new campus in Squamish. Stunning mountain views in all directions - pretty glorious place to teach and learn! #seatosky
Fun night of trivia - team Cane Toads- to celebrate the end of the semester with my Global Change Biology students. We didn’t win but we had fun!
December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Fun night of trivia - team Cane Toads- to celebrate the end of the semester with my Global Change Biology students. We didn’t win but we had fun!
Reposted by Caroline Dingle
new paper - Serological evidence of sarbecovirus exposure along Sunda pangolin trafficking pathways link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Serological evidence of sarbecovirus exposure along Sunda pangolin trafficking pathways - BMC Biology
Background Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) involved in the illegal wildlife trade in mainland China were identified as hosts of severe acute...
link.springer.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
new paper - Serological evidence of sarbecovirus exposure along Sunda pangolin trafficking pathways link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I enjoyed participating in the 2024 EcoEvo retreat hosted by the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC. Great grad student talks, tons of enthusiasm, and beautiful views! Looking forward to new collaborations and to coming back next year!
November 19, 2024 at 2:32 AM
I enjoyed participating in the 2024 EcoEvo retreat hosted by the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC. Great grad student talks, tons of enthusiasm, and beautiful views! Looking forward to new collaborations and to coming back next year!
Full moon over Grey Rocks (North Vancouver)
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Full moon over Grey Rocks (North Vancouver)